{"id":6287,"date":"2023-06-06T10:08:12","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T10:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/?p=6287"},"modified":"2023-06-16T09:57:50","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T09:57:50","slug":"a-look-back-on-manish-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/a-look-back-on-manish-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"S\u00f9il air Ais air M\u00e0nais (p\u00e0irt 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\"><strong>le Domhnall D\u00f2mhnallach (Domhnall Sh\u00e0m), Horgabost<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading eplus-wrapper\">L\u00e0ithean-sgoile<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">An t-astar a b\u2019 fhaide chaidh mise riamh, \u2018a ann an latha chr\u00f9nadh an r\u00ecgh, air an d\u00e0rna latha deug dhan a\u2019 Ch\u00e8itean, 1937. Th\u00e0inig sinn, sgoilearan Mh\u00e0nais, gu tr\u00e0igh Sgarastaigh, agus \u2018s e sin a\u2019 chiad gainmheach a chunnaic mi riamh. Bha e leam mar an Cost Afraigeach! Ghabh sinn ar t\u00ec ann an sin. Bha tidsear againn, \u2018s e M\u00e0iri Granaidh a bh\u2019 oirre, ogha N\u00e8ill a\u2019 Mhuilleir a bh\u2019 ann an Srannda a bh\u2019 innte, Miss Mackenzie. Bha i air a bhith ann an Tarasaigh mus deach i a Mh\u00e0nais. B\u2019 e \u2018m maighstir-sgoile mac Iain Uilleim Mh\u00f2ir. Ghabh sinn an t\u00ec far a bheil taigh Chaluim Iain \u2018ic Cumhais an-diugh, ach cha robh duine a\u2019 fuireach ann. Bha an taigh air \u00f9r-thogail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">Bha sinn a\u2019 f\u00e0gail an sgoil aig ceithir deug. Cha robh m\u00f2ran a\u2019 fuireach innte as d\u00e8idh sin. Cha robh airgead ann. Dh\u2019fheumadh iad a dhol a Phort R\u00ecgh dhan an sgoil \u00e0rd, \u2018s a dh\u2019Inbhir Nis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">Cha robh mi faighinn G\u00e0idhlig a-riamh anns an sgoil ach dh\u2019ionnsaich mi fh\u00e8in a leughadh agus a sgr\u00ecobhadh.. Cha robh iad airson a bhith bruidhinn na G\u00e0idhlig idir, idir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">Bha a\u2019 chiad sgoil faisg air far a bheil Eaglais Mh\u00e0nais an-diugh. Bha mo sheanair a\u2019 dol innte, agus E\u00f2ghainn, a bhr\u00e0thair, agus Mairead Ros, seanmhair Alasdair a\u2019 Bh\u00e0inich. \u2018S e fear ris an canadh iad Rob G\u00e0irnealair a bha dha cumail, \u00e0 Srannda bha e. Th\u00e0inig fear eile dhan an sgoil \u00f9r, Brunton, agus fear Cook. Th\u00e0inig esan dhan Taobh Tuath a-rithist. Cha robh ann ach e fh\u00e8in agus nighean Gillant\u2019 a bh\u2019 ann an Geocrab. \u2018S i bh\u2019 aig an fheadhainn bheaga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">Bha c\u00f2rr agus ceud ann an sgoil Mh\u00e0nais nuair a bha m\u2019 athair innte. Nuair bha mise innte bha tri\u00f9ir a\u2019 teagasg innte. Bha Coinneach Dh\u00f2mhnaill Fhionnlaigh anns an r\u00f9m anns an robh iad a\u2019 c\u00f2caireachd, agus bha mac Iain Uilleim Mh\u00f2ir anns an rum eile is Ceitidh Anna Ruairidh \u2018ic Cumhais anns an fhear eile. An-diugh chan eil innte ach aon neach-teagaisg agus beagan sgoilearan. Th\u00e0inig a\u2019 chiad bhristeadh air sgoil Mh\u00e0nais nuair a chaidh na daoine gu Port nan Long anns an Eilean Sgitheanach anns a\u2019 bhliadhna 1923, agus an ath bhristeadh nuair a th\u00e0inig na daoine chun a\u2019 Mhachaire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">An t-astar a b\u2019 fhaide chaidh mise riamh, \u2018a ann an latha chr\u00f9nadh an r\u00ecgh, air an d\u00e0rna latha deug dhan a\u2019 Ch\u00e8itean, 1937. Th\u00e0inig sinn, sgoilearan Mh\u00e0nais, gu tr\u00e0igh Sgarastaigh, agus \u2018s e sin a\u2019 chiad gainmheach a chunnaic mi riamh. Bha e leam mar an Cost Afraigeach! Ghabh sinn ar t\u00ec ann an sin. Bha tidsear againn, \u2018s e M\u00e0iri Granaidh a bh\u2019 oirre, ogha N\u00e8ill a\u2019 Mhuilleir a bh\u2019 ann an Srannda a bh\u2019 innte, Miss Mackenzie. Bha i air a bhith ann an Tarasaigh mus deach i a Mh\u00e0nais. B\u2019 e \u2018m maighstir-sgoile mac Iain Uilleim Mh\u00f2ir. Ghabh sinn an t\u00ec far a bheil taigh Chaluim Iain \u2018ic Cumhais an-diugh, ach cha robh duine a\u2019 fuireach ann. Bha an taigh air \u00f9r-thogail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">Bha mo sheanmhair ochd bliadhna nuair a th\u00e0inig i a Mh\u00e0nais. Rugadh i an taigh-solais \u00c0ird nam Murchan agus leughadh i is sgr\u00ecobhadh i. Bhitheadh i sgr\u00ecobhadh dha na seann bhoireannaich anns a\u2019 bhaile. Bhitheadh na mic aca dol dhan a\u2019 Mhailisidh. Rugadh an tri\u00f9ir a b\u2019 \u00f2ige a bh\u2019 aig mo shinn-seanair ann an Sumburgh Head an Sealtainn. Bha iad ann an North Ronaldsay cuideachd. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">Bha sgoil ann an P\u00e0irc Liceasto agus \u2018s e Beathag Moireasdan \u00e0 M\u00e0nais a bha teagasg innte. Bhitheadh sgoilearan Cheann a\u2019 Bh\u00e0igh a\u2019 tighinn a sgoil Mh\u00e0nais mus deachaidh drochaid a chur air an t-Sr\u00f2m. An d\u00e8idh sin \u2018s ann a Chaolas Stocanais a bhitheadh iad a\u2019 dol dhan sgoil.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>with Donald MacDonald (Domhnall Sh\u00e0m), Horgabost Schooldays The longest distance I was ever away from home when I was at school was on the day of the King&#8217;s Coronation on the 12th of May 1937. The Manish schoolchildren were taken to Scarista sands, and that was the first sands I had ever seen! 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